Ach. I am Achilles, sire, the son of Thetis.

Lyc. Achilles! Ah! Thou sayst at least a name

That fits thy starlike presence, my rebuke

Not knowing who thou wert. But now I see thee

I need no witness, and forget my wonder

Wherefore the Argives tarry on the shore

And the gods speak thy praise. Welcome then hither,

Achilles, son of Thetis; welcome hither!

And be I first to honour thee, who was

Most blamèd in thine absence.